You will serve as a Strategic Communications Specialist in the NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.

Duties

You will serve as the SME in the development and implementation of the organization's strategic vertical and horizontal communication plan that identifies the target audience, the message, method of delivery, and the desired outcome. You will respond to special tasks and requirements by high-level internal or external senior officials, focusing primarily on leadership triad priorities. You will function as the Public Affairs Officer supporting the installations concerning the determination, evaluation, and execution of a comprehensive program consisting of public information, internal info. and community relations activities. You will coordinate, facilitate, and design strategic documents across functional directorates for the leadership triad to clearly communicate Director's vision and goals.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the excepted service which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:(1) developing, implementing, and managing integrated communication strategies and products to convey organizational info to a variety of audiences and stakeholders; (2) advising and assisting senior leadership in designing and implementing strategic vision, strategies, planning projects and events; (4) performing very broad and extensive analysis and evaluation on major aspects of high visibility, substantive, mission-oriented programs that involves coordination and fact finding, reviewing, and testing recommendations which will cross or significantly influence a number of organizations and external partner agencies as related to policy development and execution; and (5) utilizing formal military planning processes (Army MDMP, Marine Corps MCPP, and/or Joint JOPP) to coordinate, facilitate, and design strategic documents. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY Department of the Navy Washington, DC 20373 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]